| ADMIXING | Blend of John Lewis, say, with cake preparation before Christmas (8) |
| ADVENT | Period of preparation before Christmas |
| MIXUP | Confusion in cake preparation competition (3,2) |
| ODYSSEUS | Greek hero used soy preparation before starting to shave (8) |
| WAITROSE | Supermarket owned by John Lewis (8) |
| OVERGROW | Run riot, as Alice does with cake? (8) |
| ENTICING | Tempting hospital department with cake topping (8) |
| COQUETTE | Flirt with cake, losing resistance (8) |
| COBBLERS | Classic iced refreshers of sherry and citrus; cordwainers or souters, known collectively as a drunkship; deep-dish fruit pies or puddings with cake-, crumble-, dumpling- or scone-like toppings; or, no |
| BLACKTEA | When there's no milk for a BLT with cake (5,3) |
| ICECREAM | It's served with cake at birthday parties: 2 wds. |
| BARCHART | Figure with cake and tea getting biscuit at the back (3,5) |
| BIRTHDAY | Event with cake and candles |
| CREAMTEA | Mix milk first, make a drink with cakes (5,3) |
| BAKESALE | School fundraiser with cakes and cookies for purchase: 2 wds. |
| SHROVETIDE | Period of preparation before Lent |
| EDGAR | Fictional dragon featured in the 2019 John Lewis Christmas advert (5) |
| SELMA | Site of a historic demonstration led by John Lewis |
| MARCH | Trilogy of graphic memoirs co-written by John Lewis |
| BIGSIX | Group of civil rights activists that included John Lewis and Martin Luther King Jr. |
